This article was co-authored by Amber Rosenberg, PCC. Amber Rosenberg is a Professional Life Coach, Career Coach, and Executive Coach based in the San Francisco Bay Area. As the owner of Pacific Life Coach, she has 20+ years of coaching experience and a background in corporations, tech companies, and nonprofits. Amber trained with the Coaches Training Institute and is a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF).
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Movies and TV shows would have you believe that friendships just fall into place effortlessly, without much conflict. In real life, though, friendship takes a lot of work and can be complicated sometimes! By building a strong foundation for your friendship and working to reduce conflict, maintaining your relationships with friends will become a whole lot easier.
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- Mutual interest is important. If your friend doesn’t seem interested in hanging out or listening to you and never responds to your texts (and you know they’re spending time with others), it may be better to seek out other friendships.[19]Thanks
- Nobody “clicks” with everyone straight away. That’s normal, and it doesn’t mean you struggle with friendships or are bad with other people.Thanks
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- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/smarter-living/how-to-have-closer-friendships.html
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- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/smarter-living/how-to-have-closer-friendships.html
- ↑ https://au.reachout.com/articles/dealing-with-a-toxic-friendship
- ↑ https://www.nami.org/suicide/my-friend-is-suicidal-what-should-i-do/
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/smarter-living/how-to-have-closer-friendships.html
- ↑ https://www.helpguide.org/articles/relationships-communication/making-good-friends.htm
- ↑ https://ihpi.umich.edu/news/teens-want-covid-19-advice-gives-them-safe-ways-socialize-not-just-rules-what-they-cant-do
- ↑ https://www.apa.org/topics/stress/conversations
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-teen-doctor/201701/15-ways-become-closer-others
- ↑ https://au.reachout.com/articles/how-to-tell-your-friend-theyve-hurt-you
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-teen-doctor/201701/15-ways-become-closer-others
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/smarter-living/how-to-have-closer-friendships.html
- ↑ https://www.helpguide.org/articles/relationships-communication/making-good-friends.htm
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